Category Archives: Child Health

Child Care Guide If you are leaving your child in the hands of a carer for several hours each day then it is essential that you have peace of mind and know your child is safe in your absence. The type of care that you choose for your child will affect the options available to […]

Convincing a child to eat healthy food is an arduous task for most parents. While parents play the most important role in forming the culinary preferences of a child; a study by British scientists has also found that forcing children to eat healthy will only make them hate certain foods rather than like it. Some children also […]

Children often spend long and regular hours in childcare, and habits developed here are likely to become long-lasting behavior patterns later in life. While parents may make the effort to foster healthy eating habits for children at home, it is important that child carers encourage child healthy eating at the daycare center too. Lessons learned with other children as […]

Children are accident-prone, vulnerable to illnesses, bacterial infections, and more serious ailments. Health insurance for children provides benefits beyond just payments of bills. With a child health insurance plan, it is easy to access routine health procedures such as preventive vaccinations or medicines, check-ups, dental treatment, as well as treatments for recurring problems like ear infections, coughs and […]

Swine flu has created widespread panic amongst governments, health organizations, medical practitioners and scientists as well as the media and the common man. While there are a number of reasons for this reaction, chiefly the speed at which the virus spreads, a large cause of concern is that it is children and teens that are […]

An allergy in child can create health problems for your child so it is best as a parent to be aware of childhood allergies, their symptoms and treatment so that the child may get some relief from children allergies. An allergy in child may be either seasonal or perennial depending on what causes it. What […]

Thumb sucking in children has been found around the world and is a common habit for almost half of all children. Images of fetuses have been seen to besucking thumbs in the womb, and this is a natural urge. Most children give up on their own in early childhood between 2-6 years, but for those who […]

Puberty begins approximately between the ages of 10-12 or earlier, but is easier to define it as the time during which the sexual organs of boys and girls mature and reproduction becomes possible. Puberty usually takes 4 years but can also extend up to five or six years. Regardless of the time it takes, having […]

Also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, infant cotdeath is one of the most common causes of infant death in the world even today. The tragic phenomenon of SIDS death usually strikes infants from 1 month to 1 year of age, although mostly within the second to fourth month while they sleep. While the […]

During adolescence and teenage years, children face a number of hormonal, emotional and physical changes. Teenage health issues may arise that are different from the problems they faced as young children, and they may also be less willing to share with parents. Some common issues faced by teens: Weight problems: Children who were considered plump can grow […]